Robby Langers


Robert 'Robby' Langers is a Luxembourgish former professional footballer who played as a striker. He was voted Luxembourgish Sportsman of the Year in 1987.

Club career

Langers started his career at local side Union Luxembourg but was loaned to German Bundesliga outfit Borussia Mönchengladbach aged 20. After two seasons on the sub's bench and in the reserves he moved to France to play for seven different teams in ten seasons, both in Ligue 1 and Ligue 2. While at US Orléans he became top goalscorer of Ligue 2. At Cannes he played alongside a youngster named Zinedine Zidane.
In 1992. Langers moved east to Swiss sides Yverdon-Sport and Etoile Carouge, then played with Eintracht Trier in Germany before returning home to play for F91 Dudelange and end his career in fashion by scoring 14 goals for his first club Union Luxembourg.

International career

Langers made his debut for the Luxembourg national team in a September 1980 World Cup qualification match against Yugoslavia and won 73 caps for Luxembourg over a period of eighteen years, and scored eight goals in the process. He played in 35 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.
His international career coincided with two more of Luxembourg's most successful players: Guy Hellers and Carlo Weis. He played his final international game in May 1998, against Cameroon in which he came on as a second-half substitute and was himself substituted a few minutes later in his honour.

Career statistics

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
118 May 1985Karl-Liebknecht-Stadion, Babelsberg, East Germany1–31–31986 World Cup qualifying
225 September 1985Stade Municipal, Luxembourg, Luxembourg1–31–31986 World Cup qualifying
330 April 1987Stade Municipal, Luxembourg, Luxembourg1–21–41988 Euro qualifying
421 September 1988Stade Municipal, Luxembourg, Luxembourg1–41–41990 World Cup qualifying
531 October 1990Stade Municipal, Luxembourg, Luxembourg2–32–31992 Euro qualifying
614 February 1995Yud-Alef Stadium, Ashdod, Israel1–32–4Friendly
714 February 1995Yud-Alef Stadium, Ashdod, Israel2–32–4Friendly
88 October 1996Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg, Luxembourg1–11–21998 World Cup qualifying

Honours

Metz
Individual
  • Luxembourgish Sportsman of the Year: 1987